SA sawmill replants first seedlings since Wirrabara fires to secure its future
ABCA sawmill in SA's mid-north has planted the first pine seedlings since bushfires devastated timber stocks in the Wirrabara Forest in 2014. Key points: SA sawmill plants first pine to secure its long-term future The plantation depends on sourcing burnt timber from Kangaroo Island economically 2014 bushfires burnt the Wirrabara Forest and the mill's timber supplies The Morgan Sawmill in Jamestown will plant around 1.5 million seedlings in stages over the next 10 years, which could cost them as much as $3 million. But Mr Morgan said that the success of this plantation was dependent on whether their current supply of burnt timber from Kangaroo Island could be made economically viable. Independent Senator for SA Rex Patrick also attended the replanting and said he was working with Liberal Senator Jonathon Duniam to help transport the Kangaroo Island timber.
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